The Bush administration acknowledged yesterday that it had long known about Pakistan's plans to build a large plutonium-production reactor, but it said the White House was working to dissuade Pakistan from using the plant to expand its nuclear arsenal

"We discourage military use of the facility," White House spokesman Tony Snow said of a powerful heavy-water reactor under construction at Pakistan's Khushab nuclear site in Punjab state".

The reactor, which reportedly will be capable of producing enough plutonium for as many as 50 bombs each year, was brought to light on Sunday by independent analysts who spotted the partially completed plant in commercial-satellite photos. Snow said the administration had "known of these plans for some time."
Construction of the reactor in Pakistan began as early as 2000, and the plant is still several years from completion, according to an analysis by the Institute for Science and International Security, a Washington-based nonprofit group that produces technical assessments of nuclear weapons facilities. Based on a study of satellite photos, the group estimated the new reactor to have an operating capacity of 1,000 megawatts thermal and an annual yield of at least 200 kilograms of weapons-grade plutonium.

It's good to hear pakistan is involved in civilian nuclear tech for producing electricity. Who cares a shit abt U.S if we are self sufficient in rescources and productivity like Iran.

But I do care about Uncle Sam... Those who don't care about him, Uncle doesn't care about them either, so they become HISTORY...see the example of Union of Soviet Socialist Republic crap? If Uncle Sam is not happy, it means something is reaaaally reallly wrong here....

Khushab had been located much earlier but probably not acknowledged officially. It even appeared in sections of press with satellite pictures of the plant, showing the reactors, a mosque etc.

Moreover, former Dutch president acknowledged that he was prevented by CIA from stopping Dr. Khan because CIA just wanted to keep an eye on him, according to the former president... Well Uncle Sam sees everything, so better start caring about what he thinks or says...how does that sound?

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